“We will continue to work with our coalition partners to put an end to the murderous, barbaric activities of the IG once and for all,” Johnson said.
Earlier, US leader Donald Trump announced the elimination of al-Baghdadi during a special operation in northeast Syria.
In turn, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the agency does not have reliable information about the US military conducting an operation to destroy the leader of the Islamic State.
* “Islamic State” (ISIS, ISIS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.